 | will hutchinson f.a.s. - 1823 - 714 σελίδες
...1676, it is said, " The manner of the carriages is by laying rails of timber from the conlliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel, and bulky...one horse will draw down four or five chaldrons of of coal», and it is an immense benefit to the coal merchant*."-}To the forgoing description, we must... | |
 | Cesare Blasi - 1824 - 756 σελίδες
...the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlers fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants." Mr Hutchison, in his History of... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - 1825 - 350 σελίδες
...before this time or not, I have not had the means of ascertaining. In 1676, they are thus described: "the manner of the carriage is by laying rails of...so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is art immense benefit to the coal-merchants."* At that time, it is probable,... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie - 1825 - 538 σελίδες
...the river, exactly straight and parallel : and bulky carts are made with four rowlers, fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants." From a staith bill, dated 1691,... | |
 | Roger North - 1826 - 592 σελίδες
...the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants. Another advantage of the coasters... | |
 | 1831 - 660 σελίδες
...II. " The manner of the carriage," says the author of the Life of Lord Keeper North, " is by laying timber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight...so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchants." To a late period in the last century,... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - 1832 - 664 σελίδες
...before this time or not, I have not had the means of ascertaining. In 1676 they are thus described: " the manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...so easy, that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal-merchants."* At that time, it is probable,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1832 - 834 σελίδες
...many years. The first description of them we find in the year 1676: they are thus described: — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks have... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Steam Carriages - 1832 - 352 σελίδες
...many years. The first description of them we find in the year 1676: they are thus described: — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five chaldrons of coals, and is an immense benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks' have... | |
 | 1832 - 426 σελίδες
...laying rails of Umber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky caris are made with four rollers, fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw four or five chaldrons of coals, and is an int. menre benefit to the coal merchant." Iron tracks along... | |
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The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down... 
